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The viscacha — known for always looking disappointed and in need of a nap. Me if I was an animal. 😩 There’s an animal out there that truly gets us. Not a lion, not a dolphin, not a majestic eagle — but a sleepy, grumpy-faced fluffball from South America: the viscacha. The viscacha (sometimes spelled vizcacha) is a rodent native to South America, and yes, it’s real — … [Read more...] about Meet the Viscacha – The Sleepy-Faced Rodent That Perfectly Captures Our Mood

Getting a dog is a big decision, and being a dog owner is a lot of responsibility. The wonderful animals aren’t a toy that you can throw away when they’re not fun anymore. Unfortunately, too many people don’t take their duties seriously, which is one of the reasons why there are millions of homeless dogs around the world. However, there are also millions of people out … [Read more...] about Incredible story of “skeleton dog” Billy hits me straight in the heart

We don’t think of chickens as having particularly long or interesting lives, but one lucky hen has been going strong for decades, defying the odds and breaking records. Peanut, a bantam breed who lives on a no-kill farm on Waterloo, Michigan, is 21 years old, making her officially the oldest chicken in the world, setting the Guinness World Record earlier this … [Read more...] about 21-year-old Peanut is officially the oldest chicken in the world — congratulations

From the very first time I watched The Lion King as a child, I became acutely aware of how bas-ass lions can be. I’m sure I’m not the only one. After all, what’s not regal, proud and ferociously terrifying about arguably the world’s deadliest cat? But even lions need a bit of help from time to time … even if it is from other lions. Don’t believe us? Well, fortunately … [Read more...] about Lion struggles to fight off 20 hyenas, so his bro shows up and saves him

Drones are undoubtedly amazing for capturing aerial images over nature and wildlife. But for an animal lover named Dave, the images he caught on a quiet farm in Millbrook, Ontario, revealed so much more than that. It was an ordinary day when Dave decided to fly his drone over cows on a remote farm surrounded only by infinite beautiful scenery. The ordinary day suddenly … [Read more...] about He flies a drone over cows on a farm – zooms in and discovers detail that leaves him terrified